MONTANA OFFICE OF TOURISM AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development markets Montana’s spectacular unspoiled nature, vibrant and charming small towns, breathtaking experiences, and relaxing hospitality to promote the state as a place to visit and do business. Its goal is to sustain and enhance the quality of life for all Montanans and their communities by strengthening the economy. In conjunction with other divisions of the Montana Department of Commerce and partners around the state, MOTBD’s programs aim to

The Business Resources Division has many partners across the state, consisting of other economic development professionals and organizations, devoted to fostering economic development prosperity in Montana.

Indian Country Programs

Indian Country Programs provide all of the business resources available to Native American businesses and tribal governments in Montana under one office. From the Governor appointed State Tribal Economic Development Commission comprised of economic development leaderships from each of the eight tribal governments in Montana to our finance programs (Tribal Business Planning Grant, Indian Equity Fund Small Business Grants, and Native American Collateral Support), technical assistance (Native American Business Advisors), and Native language programming (Montana Indian Language Programs), the Indian Country Programs touches many aspects of tribal economic development in Montana.

Funding for the family of programs under the ICED funding (Tribal Business Planning Grant (TBPG), Indian Equity Fund (IEF) Small Business Grant, and the Native American Business Advisors (NABA) Grant) was passed by the 65th Montana State Legislature as part of House Bill 2, state special revenue, and signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock in May 2017. These programs allow the Indian Country Programs to continue to articulate measurable success for investing in business and economic development activities on reservations in partnership with tribal governments for the benefit of tribal communities and members. More information for each program can be seen by clicking on the picture button at the bottom of this page for each program mentioned.

NEW GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

FY 2018 Indian Equity Fund Grant

Application Period: July 1, 2017 to September 29, 2017

Eligible Applicants: Native American development organizations

How To Apply: Click on the black and white 'Click Here to Submit' button below to be taken to the Submittable™ online application platform. Once the grant application has been updated (check back near July 1, 2017), it will show up in the list of eligible submissions. First time users of the Submittable™ platform will be prompted to create a required profile for application submission.

Contact: Philip Belangie (406) 721-3663 or email by clicking on the email link to the left under Contact Information

FY 2018 Tribal Business Planning Grant

Application Period: July 1, 2017 to September 29, 2017

Eligible Applicants: Tribal governments in Montana

How To Apply: Click on the black and white 'Click Here to Submit' button below to be taken to the Submittable™ online application platform. Once the grant application has been updated (check back near July 1, 2017), it will show up in the list of eligible submissions. First time users of the Submittable™ platform will be prompted to create a required profile for application submission.

Contact: Heather Sobrepena(406) 841-2775 or email by clicking on the email link to the left under Contact Information